Suhayl Idris (1925 – February 19, 2008) was a Lebanese novelist, short-story writer, journalist and translator.

Biography

Idris studied in

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before going on to study in Paris and receive a PhD from

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. His first collection, ''Ashwaq'', was published in 1947. Idriss returned to Beirut in 1952 where he founded ''

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'', a monthly literary journal that became one of the leading periodicals of its kind. Several of his novels have autobiographical themes, including ''al-Hayy al-Latini'' (1954) and ''al-Khandaq al-ghamiq'' (1958). Idris also translated many European works, including most of

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and

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1925 births 2008 deaths University of Paris alumni Writers from Beirut 20th-century Lebanese writers Lebanese translators Translators to Arabic Translators from French 20th-century translators Lebanese magazine founders {{Lebanon-translator-stub